Detecting IDE mode

[OscamSatUser]

Is there a way of programmatically knowing if im running code initiated through Thonny ie(IDE)... Right now, i have a constant variable where i set inIDE to true or false. If false, i do machine.reset() that i cannot do in IDE..

Being i have to rename the file to main.py to run automatically... I was thinking of just detecting the running script name. But, i cannot find the micropython way of doing that. Or maybe there is a better way.

In another words, if im in the IDE, i just re-initialize variables, but if I'm not in the IDE, i want to reboot/restart the device.

[dlech]

Depending on how the file is run (import vs. direct), you may be able to use __name__ == ... to tell the difference. Or if the board supports it, __file__ == ... could work too.

[OscamSatUser]

I had already tried both those variables - Under various attempts, i couldn't get __file__ as a recognized declared variable? the __name__ returned main even though i was running a script not named main....

Im using a pico w.

[ned-pcs]

You can examine machine.reset_cause() to see.
If it is machine.SOFT_RESET you're likely in Thonny; if it's machine.HARD_RESET or machine.PWRON_RESET you're likely not in Thonny (or have done a machine.reset() from the REPL).

[aivarannamaa]

I have an idea.

Thonny represents running editor content with "magic" command %Run -c $EDITOR_CONTENT in the Shell.

The -c is inspired by similar CPython command line parameter. In CPython, when you do python3 -c "print('Hello world!')", the first item in sys.argv becomes "-c".

I could make Thonny to change sys.argv to ["-c"] before it submits the editor content to the MicroPython REPL.